John McCain's Wife Has Mild Stroke

Cindy McCain, wife of Sen. John McCain, suffered a small stroke and was hospitalized in stable condition Tuesday.

"According to her physician, the prognosis is cautiously excellent," McCain said in a statement Tuesday.

Cindy McCain, 49, had a small bleed in her brain and her speech is mildly affected, said Robert Spetzler, director of the Barrow Neurological Institute at St. Joseph's Hospital.

He said the bleeding Monday was caused by a rupture of a small blood vessel, possibly from a spike of high blood pressure.

The Arizona Republican said he expected his wife to be released from the hospital within a few days, pending test results.

McCain's Washington office did not return several calls seeking additional comment.

In a 2000 interview on CBS News' The Early Show while her husband was seeking the Republican presidential nomination, she described herself as a private person who campaigned because she must.

"I have four young children at home," she said. "I view my role as being at home with my children. But it's very important that I'm here with my husband."

McCain has three children and four grandchildren from a previous marriage.